At the MMFA:
Repurposing using the art of batik with Avy Loftus.
Saturday, March 15th, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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A Daughter’s Journey Through Her Late Father’s Record Collection. Since her father’s passing, Jula has been documenting her journey through his extensive record collection on Instagram and TikTok.
Interview on The Current:
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She's an internationally renowned artist whose won prestigious awards. Now the Montrealer's work is coming out of the archives to go back on display. We'll ask Jana Sterbak how she feels about seeing decades-old pieces back in the spotlight again.
Jana Sterbak:
Jana Sterbak "Vanitas Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorexic", 1987. Centre Pompidou, Paris, © Jana Sterbak
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An Ontario teacher found works of art in the bargain bin. So, she set out to find their creator. The sculptures were lost in the mail somewhere between Nova Scotia and Montreal before winding up for sale.
One of two sculptures Sonja Krawesky found in a bargain bin store in Hamilton, Ont. She knew it didn't belong there, so set out to find its creator. (Submitted by Sonja Krawesky)
Artist Sydney Blum:
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Film and Photography:
Eldred Allen
Interview on The Current CBC - Picking up a camera taught Eldred Allen to look at his home in Labrador differently, from its dramatic coastlines to the shimmering northern lights. The self-taught Inuk photographer shares some portraits of his home, with a warning that its beauty is under threat from climate change.
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Badger admiring art wins wildlife photographer of the year public vote. Ian Wood wins Natural History Museum’s people’s choice award with photo taken in St Leonards-on-Sea.
©Ian Wood, Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Read more here:
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Rick Steves' Hippie Trail trek changed his life. The travel writer encourages others to go off the beaten path. For years, Steves has been helping travellers embark on adventures that teach them about the wider world.
Rick Steves pictured with his television crew in the Scottish Highlands. Steves is best known to some for his TV series, Rick Steves' Europe. (Rick Steves' Europe)
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Screening - What We Choose to Remember by Guy Rex Rodgers. Join us at CDAH for a screening of What We Choose to Remember. Filmed on the 50th anniversary of the FLQ crisis What We Choose to Remember is a timely reminder of the turbulent years of national affirmation that resulted in hundreds of thousands leaving Quebec.
Monday, February 17, 2025, 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
Info and registration: Screening: What We Choose to Remember
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If you subscribe to Netflix, watch this Oscar-nominated film - The Only Girl in the Orchestra. This short documentary celebrates trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien, the first woman to become a full-time member of the New York Philharmonic.
c/o Wikipedia
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Black History Month – February 2025:
An amazing story - How Henry Box Brown escaped slavery in a box and became a subversive magician. Viewed today as an early Black performance artist, he lived in Canada and the UK.
Enslaved in Virginia, Henry Brown hatched a risky plan. In 1849, he had himself shipped in a wooden crate, from Richmond to Philadelphia. His escape box became the basis for a subversive magic and hypnosis act that toured in the UK and Canada — his final home. (Wikimedia/Free Domain)
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Music Playlist for Black History Month – February 2025:
Ballaké Sissoko concerts
Sona Jobarteh
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Books and Poetry:
At the McGill Rare Books Library:
On the Other Side of the Poem: The Joe Fishstein Collection of Yiddish Poetry (hybrid).
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 16:00 to 17:30.
McLennan Library Building, Rare Books and Special Collections, 4th floor, Colgate Room, 3459 rue McTavish, Montreal.
Info and registration:
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Old books & new research: Uncovering the forgotten work of Mary Hinckley to answer new ecological questions (hybrid).
Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 12:00 to 13:00.
McLennan Library Building, Rare Books and Special Collections, 4th floor, Colgate Room, 3459 rue McTavish, Montreal.
Info and registration:
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The Tree of Life:
On the Brink of the Precipice,1939, is the first volume of Chava Rosenfarb's trilogy, The Tree of Life. She was a survivor of the Lodz Ghetto and drew on her history in the novels. (University of Wisconsin Press/Wikimedia)
More about the author:
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Comfort food courtesy of Marchés publics!
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